CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS / CyberAI SFS)
NSF / OPM
Check before you apply: details change often, so confirm on the official page before you apply.
- Who it's for
- US citizen; full-time student at SFS (Scholarship for Service) school; must work for government (federal/state/local/tribal) equal to scholarship length; suitability/clearance may be required
Open to: veterans, active duty / transitioning service members, spouses, family or caregivers. - Cost
- Free
- Free with no benefit?
- Yes: no GI Bill, VR&E or VET TEC benefit needed.
- What you get
- Full tuition + fees, stipend, professional allowance at participating schools (BS/MS/PhD in cyber; now includes AI (Artificial Intelligence) under CyberAICorps)
- Type
- Funding, scholarship or grant
- Credential strength
- 4/5: Full-tuition scholarship (often with a service obligation or full-time enrollment).
- Duration
- Up to 3 years
- Format
- Online or in person (In-person mostly; some online)
- Location
- ~90+ participating schools (NC: NC A&T, UNC Charlotte, NC State)
- Deadline
- Per school (often Jan to Mar)
- Next start
- Fall/spring per school
- Stipend / housing / travel
- Stipend $27,000 undergrad / $37,000 grad per academic year + $6,000 professional allowance (per OPM, 2026)
- Jobs it can lead to
- Depends on what it funds
- Notes
- CyberAICorps expansion may allow AI-focused degrees; confirm with school PI.
- Official page
- sfs.opm.gov/Student/Information
- Last checked
- Sep 30, 2026